Re: [TruthTalk] Jesus of the Bible

[Terry Clifton]

We are not questioning whether God's love is unconditional.  The question is, "Is salvation unconditional?  [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: "I love you, if ....."   is never spoken in relatioships with which I am aquainted.      -----Original Message----- From: Terry Clifton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Sent: Thu, 07 Jul 2005 19:49:05 -0500 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Jesus of the Bible [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:    Personal effort is always and only out of response to God's saving activity.   It is "required" in the same way breathing is required to continue physical life.  All references of joint participation are to be viewed in this context.   That is the gospel message as I understand it.   To argue that my effort is actually required to secure my salvation is repulsive to me  --------   not to mention scary.  ===================================================================== You are mine, IF.